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New goodies! Thanks to Grant and the crew at Maroubra Cycles for cutting us a great deal.

Lovely little bike.

Sexy Fox helmet.

Suga finally got her belated B’day pressie today! Whoo hoo! It’s a sexy little 14inch XC ripper from Giant. Fantastic bike which we got for $1k on the money (RRP is $1299). She drove home and I got to ride it home, fantastic little bike. Crisp gear changes, nice hydraulic brakes and the lockout on the handlebar’s a nice touch.

Specs:
frame ALUXX FluidFormed™ alloy w/low stand-over
fork Rockshox Tora 302 Solo Air 100m w/remote Lockout
rear derailleur Shimano Deore LX high normal 9 speed
front derailleur Shimano Deore
shifters Shimano Deore rapid fire 27 speed
crankset Shimano Deore 9 speed 22x32x44T
bottom bracket Shimano Deore integrated outboard
shift/chain guide
chain Shimano HG73 9 speed
cassette SRAM PG950 9 speed 11-34T
brakes Shimano M485 hydraulic w/6″ centre-lock rotors
brake levers Shimano M485 hydraulic
hubs Shimano RM65 9sp, QR, cassette disc
rims Sun Rhyno Lite 26″ x 32H w/eyelets
spokes 14G stainless
tyres Hutchinson Barracuda 26 x 2.1″
pedals Shimano M505 SPD clipless
h.bar/stem Raceface Ride XC low rise / Raceface Ride XC
seat post Raceface Ride XC 30.9
saddle SDG Bel Air w/cr-mo rail
grips Giant lock-on

More pics here.

I’ve already had a ball during my extended lunch break (lol). Couldn’t help myself.

I used my mechanic gloves when taking it all apart, no blood! Nice one, will do so from now on.

Here are some weights just for kicks:

Brakes front and rear + cables: 681g
Chain: 286g
Cranks + BB: 1775g
Fork: 1040g
Frame: 2820g
Grips: 93g
Handlebar: 951g
Headset: 139g
Pedals: 492g
Seat Binder: 61g
Seat: 451g
Seatpost: 317g
Stem: 511g
Tyres: 480g/tyre
Tubes: 120g/tube
Wheel front: 1100g
Wheel rear + cog: 1003g

Alrighty! She’s finished! I got the KCNC seat post in the mail today, the first one was lost in the mail, he (OS eBay seller) was nice enough to send me another one (even though he did take a few months!).

It’s as light as they say it is at 153g. Damn light. It’s also a bitch to set up right, but set and forget I suppose.

Final weight of the keep it real with steel single speed is 9.46kg.

Pulled this up from under the house this morning (I was looking for the hot water system, something’s wrong, been having cold showers lately!). New project? Me thinks so! She’s heavy at 13.06kg’s, that’s as heavy as my Reign! More pics here.

Suga and I made this last night. It’s the first time we’ve made a proper meal together (and fuck it was good!). Yum yum!!!

My little ballerina.

A present my sister and her hubby got for my B’day. Yes I still get toys every year! I also got a Transformers T-Shirt from my mum’s sister lol. I love it.

Latest shot of the 6ft marine tank. Going strong!

Pajama silliness.

I’m so happy for Yonas cause he’s finally gotten into the 11’s. He’s a drag nut, always has been since the day I met him (never felt a flat shift before being in the car with him lol). I’ve supported him over the years and watched him slowly but surely get faster and faster. His mission has always been to get his daily driven Honda EG Civic into the 11’s and he’s finally done it (where to next?!). I reckon the graphics I designed on the car must have helped him along and added a few more kw’s on the day :p More pics here.

My new Mule hydration pack. The cheap eBay army one broke (leaked), guy gave me a refund though, so all good.

This Camelbak Mule has heaps of room, great for my pump, spare tube, tools + energy bars. Thought I’d buy the best this time around!

Yesterday I mucked around with the set-up some more. I felt stretched out a little on Sunday so I’ve made some adjustments. I realised the low riser bar was mounted pointing forward quite a bit. This made the bar about 40mm further away from me to the front and about 30mm higher too. I’ve now adjusted it back towards me some more, re-adjusted the brakes/shifter and everything feels a little better but I’ll have to test it out on a trail soon to be sure. I’ve also noticed the stem’s got a pretty big angle on it, and I’m tempted to try a shorter stem with less rise.

I also just whacked on some gear I had lying around from my single speed build. Namely some red KCNC ring bolts and alloy water bottle bolts. All lighter and as strong as the stock items, so no harm done. I also had a KCNC jockey wheel (only one though lol) from the single speed’s tensioner which I am no longer using so on it goes.

LOL